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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"carbon trading"”.
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An exploratory assessment of the opportunities and challenges of carbon trading in Tanzania
… assessed the opportunities and challenges for carbon trading in Tanzania. Specifically, the study analyzed the current situation of carbon trading in Tanzania in terms of awareness and knowledge available, assessed opportunities available for carbon trading, challenges facing carbon trading …
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International environmental governance : a case for increased regulation in the carbon markets
… is an economic quantity instrument known in the carbon markets as 'cap and trade'. The central question[s] in this research paper [are:] Are carbon trading and emissions offsetting feasible in the context of international environmental governance? What are the obstacles posed by the carbon cap …
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Response of farmers' decisions and stream water quality to price incentives for nitrogen reduction, carbon abatement, and miscanthus cultivation: predictions based on agent-based modeling coupled with water quality modeling
… decisions under the influence of nitrogen, carbon and second-generation bioenergy crop prices. This study also estimates the effects in turn of these decisions on water quality, namely stream nitrate load. Given that agriculture is the single largest source of nitrogen in surface waters and …
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Implementations of electric vehicle system based on solar energy in Singapore : assessment of solar photovoltaic systems
… with current status of government rebate. When carbon trading is considered, the current trading price has to be increased by around 7 times of the current value or 3 times of the predicted price at 2016 to offset the difference with the utility electricity price.
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The Commodification of Nature: Power/Knowledge and REDD+ in Costa Rica
… and forest Degradation (REDD+) is a global carbon trading program intent on mitigating or reversing carbon emissions from forestry in the global south. REDD+ was negotiated at the 2005 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is coordinated by the Forest Carbon …
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Essays in energy and environmental markets
… updating. We find that the imposition of a carbon trading program would lead to large social losses at low to medium carbon prices.
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CO₂ mitigation costs for Canada and the Alberta Oil Sands
… Oil sands upgrading/refining experiences severe carbon leakage while Oil Sands production is more resilient and may present less regulatory risk for investment. Gasification to produce natural gas substitutes could potentially be undermined by strict CO₂ policy unless optimistic carbon capture …
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Low-carbon reliable transmission expansion planning with large-scale renewable energy integration.
… technologies including renewable energy, carbon capture, power electronics devices, the participation of the demand side in the electricity market; the retirement of aging coal-fired power plants (CFPP); and the implementation of carbon policies. Under the pressure of these changes, …
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Wind energy in the Western Cape : examining the role of carbon finance in the development of wind energy projects
… Furthermore, South Africa has high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita. CO2 is one greenhouse gas (GHG) which contributes to global climate change. Wind energy projects could be used to mitigate the environmental costs of coal-fired electricity production, by replacing some …
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Three essays on emission credit markets
This is a comprehensive study about the emission trading system. The first chapter is about designing an optimal hybrid emission control system in a multiple compliance period setup. Previous studies have primarily focused on a hybrid policy of emission regulation that included an emission cap and …
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The Political Economy of Alternative Investments
… two major alternative markets—real estate and carbon markets—exploring the link between market dynamics and human behavior, and assessing the tangible effects of political uncertainty. The first study examines the impact of anti-corruption measures on China's residential property market, …
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Optimization and control of Distributed Energy Resources in electric power distribution grids
… of making decisions about electricity usage and trading based on personal preferences, with pricing signals guiding their decisions. These agents have local energy generation, e.g., from rooftop solar panels, which they can either consume or trade within the network, generating income. Beyond …
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Optimization and control of Distributed Energy Resources in electric power distribution grids
… of making decisions about electricity usage and trading based on personal preferences, with pricing signals guiding their decisions. These agents have local energy generation, e.g., from rooftop solar panels, which they can either consume or trade within the network, generating income. Beyond …
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Essays on Risk and Uncertainty in Greenhouse Gas Trading Markets
A large number of concepts related to carbon offset trading policy are currently being discussed such as baseline, leakage, permanence, monitoring, verification, enforcement, financial feasibility, and third party verification. Cutting across these concepts are a variety of risks and uncertainties. …
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Continuous No-till Management: Implications for Soil Quality, Carbon Sequestration, and Nitrogen Conservation
No-till management for agronomic crop production is recognized as an effective practice to regain a portion of soil organic matter lost following decades of cultivation. Increasing soil organic matter sequesters C, conserves organic N and concomitantly improves soil quality. Objectives of this …
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Firm Participation in Morally Contested Markets
… toward participation in one such market, the carbon credit trade, across several countries displaying varying cultural attitudes. I study these choices at the nascent, unstable stage, before the carbon market has become institutionalized as a viable solution strategy responding to global …
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Development of national extent terrain attributes (TANZ), soil water balance surfaces (SWatBal), and environmental surfaces, and their application for spatial modelling of Pinus radiata productivity across New Zealand
… sustainable. However, the new era of reduced carbon emissions and carbon trading means forestry systems are now viewed as potential sinks for the sequestration of carbon. Never before has the need to quantify the productive capacity of New Zealand's plantation forests at the national extent …
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Energy Use Caps under Scrutiny: An Ecological Economics Perspective
… Since energy use contributes significantly to carbon dioxide emission, I analysed already developed energy capping schemes from an ecological economics perspective. Due to the fact that energy capping schemes are more deeply developed for the residential sector, I narrowed down my focus on the …